ZAMBOANGA: Philippine security forces killed eight Muslim rebels as they hunted the remnants of a guerrilla force hiding in a major city and believed to be holding hostages.
A soldier also died, the military reported, bringing the death toll from 11 days of fierce street battles in the southern port city of Zamboanga to at least 114.
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